is Associate Producer of Eve of Understanding, an award-winning indie film to premiere in Texas at the inaugural AFI Dallas International Film Festival. Eve of Understanding was filmed largely in Katy and Austin, Texas.
Jim Wear (BFA Drama, ‘73)
July 2, 2007
has opened three “new” theatres in Plano, Texas since 2002 in addition to advocating for the arts through several activities: planning the Arts of Collin County facilities, managing the City of Plano’s Cultural Arts grants program, and working with the Dallas Business Arts and Culture among other activities.
Michael D. Arthur (PhD Theatre History & Criticism, ‘99)
July 2, 2007
made his New York stage debut in March 2007 at the Joyce Theater. He appeared on stage with Buglisi Dance Theatre in a piece called Acapelorus (A Walrus Tale) where his live drawings were projected on a screen behind the dancers as they performed.
Dan Dietz (MFA Drama, ‘99)
July 2, 2007
is one of eleven playwrights selected in the ninth round of the Theatre Residency Program for Playwrights, jointly developed by the TCG and the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional funding from the Ford Foundation. The program allows playwrights to create new work while in residence at a theatre, and to become a part of that theatre’s artistic life and community activities. He will be in residence at Salvage Vanguard Theater in Austin, TX.
Elliott Forrest (BA Drama, ‘79)
July 2, 2007
named co-artistic director of Riverspace Arts in Nyack, NY. The theatre had been dark for 11 months until Elliott helped gather community support to bring it back to life.
Elizabeth Holland Gendler (BA Dance, ‘05)
July 2, 2007
is a stockbroker with Alliance Financial Group, Inc. in Dallas
Carson Kreitzer (MFA Playwriting, ‘06)
July 2, 2007
was accepted into New Dramatists Class of 2013.
Robin L. McGee (MFA Drama, ‘92)
July 2, 2007
co-wrote, with Arnold S. Levine, Patterns for Costume Accessories, a collection of over 80 patterns for period and costume accessories.
Gordon Prince (BFA Drama, ‘98)
July 2, 2007
is Co-Producer of Eve of Understanding, an award-winning indie film to premiere in Texas at the inaugural AFI Dallas International Film Festival. Eve of Understanding was filmed largely in Katy and Austin, Texas.
Literary agent William Craver (M.F.A. 1956)
June 27, 2007
has a new musical, PASSING STRANGE, running at the Public/NY Shakespeare Theatre May 14-June 3, 2007. Another UT alum, Kevin Adams (B.F.A. 1984), is Lighting Designer for this show.
